What does arcane mean?

Definitions for arcane
ɑrˈkeɪnar·cane

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. arcaneadjective

    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

    "the arcane science of dowsing"

Wiktionary

  1. arcaneadjective

    Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.

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  1. arcane

    Arcane refers to something that is mysterious, secret, known or understood by very few people, often due to its complexity or obscurity. It is often used when discussing knowledge or information that requires specialized understanding or insider knowledge.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Arcaneadjective

    hidden; secret

  2. Etymology: [L. arcanus.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of arcane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of arcane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of arcane in a Sentence

  1. Kurt Arnold:

    We're going to show that Tote knew the El Faro was a defective ship that they knowingly sent into the path of a hurricane. We'll be fighting to expose the Limited Liability act of 1851 as the backward and arcane law that it is.

  2. Donald Trump:

    We learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about some very arcane rules in, obviously, both the Senate and in the House. So, it's been certainly, for me, it's been a very interesting experience.

  3. George Pataki:

    Perhaps it was a twinkle in his eye, but Governor Pataki has said stated clearly and repeatedly that, but for our nation's arcane campaign finance laws, he could very well be a candidate for president right now.

  4. Donald Trump:

    We learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about some very arcane rules in obviously both the Senate and in the House. So, it's been certainly, for me, it's been a very interesting experience.

  5. Mike Pompeo:

    We shut down 10,000 jobs with the Keystone Pipeline here in the United States of America and then they permitted the Russian pipeline to continue to be built that will threaten the heart of Europe's energy infrastructure and of course you were referring to the cyber attack on the Colonial Pipeline, president Trump and our team were very clear about what we would do in response to cyber attacks. We changed. It's a pretty arcane idea, but we changed the NSPM, the rules that permitted us to respond to these attacks. I hope that the Biden administration will use the tools that we provided.

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